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'''Rulex''' was the name of a leaf shutter made by the Japanese company [[Neumann & Heilemann]].
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The '''Rulex''' is a series of leaf shutter made by the Japanese company [[Neumann & Heilemann]] in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Three versions were offered, called Rulex A, B and D, the D being the cheapest one.
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The name "Rulex" already appeared on the shutter plates of some German cameras in the 1920s, it is unknown if it was the shutter name or the model name, and it is unknown if there was a relationship with the Japanese Rulex shutter.
  
 
== Variants ==
 
== Variants ==
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, it was offered in two variants called '''Rulex A''' and '''Rulex B'''. The A was the more expensive version and the B was the cheaper one. The A version had T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 speeds until 1940 then T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 300 speeds. The B version had T, B, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150 speeds until late 1939 and T, B, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 speeds from early 1940.
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Range of speeds of the Rulex A:
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* T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 until 1939;
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* T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 in 1940;
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* T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 300 after 1940.{{source}}
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Range of speeds of the Rulex B:
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* T, B, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150;
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* T, B, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200.{{source}}
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Range of speeds of the Rulex D:
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* T, B, 25, 50, 100;
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* T, B, 25, 50, 100, 200.{{source}}
  
 
== Cameras equipped ==
 
== Cameras equipped ==
  
Listing of a camera here should not be taken to mean that all examples of the camera were fitted with TSK shutters.
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Listing of a camera here should not be taken to mean that all examples of the camera were fitted with Rulex shutters.
  
 
* [[Adler|Adler A or B]] (5–200, B, T)
 
* [[Adler|Adler A or B]] (5–200, B, T)
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* [[Semi Proud (prewar)|Semi Proud II]] (25–150, B, T)
 
* [[Semi Proud (prewar)|Semi Proud II]] (25–150, B, T)
  
The name ''Rulex'' already appeared on the shutter plates of some German cameras in the 1920s, it is unknown if it was the shutter name or the model name, and it is unknown if there was a relationship with the Japanese Rulex shutter.
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== Notes ==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Revision as of 12:08, 15 October 2006

The Rulex is a series of leaf shutter made by the Japanese company Neumann & Heilemann in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Three versions were offered, called Rulex A, B and D, the D being the cheapest one.

The name "Rulex" already appeared on the shutter plates of some German cameras in the 1920s, it is unknown if it was the shutter name or the model name, and it is unknown if there was a relationship with the Japanese Rulex shutter.

Variants

Range of speeds of the Rulex A:

  • T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200 until 1939;
  • T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 in 1940;
  • T, B, 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, 300 after 1940.source needed

Range of speeds of the Rulex B:

  • T, B, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150;
  • T, B, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200.source needed

Range of speeds of the Rulex D:

Cameras equipped

Listing of a camera here should not be taken to mean that all examples of the camera were fitted with Rulex shutters.

Notes


Links